G,
Equal. Treatment for Jews in USSR, Continuation of
Grants-in-Aid, Free Suez Transit Asked by ZOA Parley
partment to provide the - ZOA's organization for its land devel-
vital matters affecting the
membership with "gudiance and opment program in the Jewish
State. Over $203,277,000 has
destiny of our people."
Redelheim rejected the information on investments in been raised from the Jews of
Israel."
charge that the ZOA is iden-
The convention heard greet- America since the Fund's in- ,
tified with any political party
ception more than 50 years ago. .
ings
from the Israel govern-
part to a program in Herzl's in Israel. He stated that "the
He
credited the ZOA "with
By Jewish News
ment presented by Yaacov D.
honor. The scheduled speakers
ZOA has no desire or inten-
providing the leadership with-
Special Correspondent
Herzog,
Minister
Plenipoten-
were Senator Kenneth Keating
out which we could not have
WASHINGTON, D. C. — An of New York, Governor G. tion to interfere in the politi-
tiary to the U.S.
appeal to Soviet Premier Nikita Mennen • Williams of Michigan cal affairs or elections in the
The United Jewish Appeal is reached this high mark."
A lack of interest in Zionism
Khrushchev to "assure to the and Rabbi Irving Miller. But state of Israel."
The speaker referred to the responsible for the day to day on the part of American Jewish
Jews of the Soviet Union equal the program extended consider-
survival
of
some
600,000
Jewish
resulted
opportunities accorded to other ably--Gov ernor Williams ad developments which -
men, women and children in youth, "who do not suffer from
nationalities in the USSR," re- libbing about his visit in Israel, from the adoption of a so-called Israel and in 25 other countries, anti-Semitism because they live
quests that the U. S. Govern- the JNF Forest that was planted "identification" resolution by it was reported to the convention such sheltered lives in a golden
ment "continue grants-in-aid in his and Senator Hart's honor the ZOA convention in 1951 by Rabbi Herbert A. Fried- ghetto" was deplored by
and other economic assistance and his many Jewish friend- extending fraternal greetings man, executive vice-chairman of Jacques Torczyner. .
to the General Zionists in Israel.
A stepped up campaign in_
to the State of
ships—and Rabbi Miller's
Asserting . that _ "while the the United Jewish Appeal. • behalf of Israel Bonds through
Max Bressler, of Chicago, cau-
Israel" and to
speech was deterred for another ZOA has an affinity with the
tioned that despite all assistance many - special funCtions held
"use its in-
General Zionist Organization in
session._
fluence with
SenatOr Keating said that Israel, which is a member of Israel has received- froth the during the past year under ZOA
the World
"the greatest need of the the World Zionist Organization American Government and auspices was reporte d by
Bank to obtain
Arabs tciday is Jewish part- with us and fraternally united other sources, its economic, Sholem Ettinger, national ZOA
iron _lad guar-
ners, not Jewish enemies," with us in the world Confedera- political and military founda- chairman for Israel Bonds.. He
antees for free
and he urged the Arab lead- tion of General Zionists, this tions are yet insecure and re- urged the collection of some
Suez Canal
$3,500,000 in outstanding com-
ers to concentrate on solving does not involve us in any way quire further help.
The development of an ade- mitments in time for the Israel •
transit for the
their nations' critical eco- whatsoever in the internal
quate force of leaders, thinkers Bond Conference to be held in
shipping of all'
nomic problems instead of political affairs of Israel."
and creators for the Zionist
nations includ-
trying to "annihilate the State
He called upon those who movement was seen as a major Chicago this weekend.
ing Israel be-
Senator Hugh Scott (R-Pa.),
of Israel." • -
left the ZOA fold because of task for the Zionist Organiza-
fore granting
in an address at the conven-_
. Governor Williams said that this resolution to rejoin the
any financial
if he had a choice; in planning ZOA. "I am certain that if tion of America by Dr. Sidney tion, urged the Arab world to
aid to improve
conferences for Khrushchev in those who left our fold mean Marks, its national secretary, in make "three substantial contri-
the Canal" and Redelheim
his annual report to the conven- butions to world peace" on the
this country, he would place the
and a salute to President Eisen- ZOA on top of the list of reunion honestly, they would tion delegates.
eve of the meeting of Presi-
accept
my
explanation
on
its
hower for his efforts "to find groups to meet with the Russian
The ZOA has maintained dent Eisenhower with Soviet
a road to peace with justice" leader, for, he said, "you face value and would find no
its membership which today Premier Khrushchev. He recom-
were among the decisions reach- epitomize • the struggle for further conflict of interests
stands at 104,963, of which mended:
were
they
to
return
to
•our
ed at the 62nd annual conven- human dignity and for freedom.
16,684 are new members, Dr.
1) Resettlement of the Arab
tion of the Zionist Organizatiim Time and adversity have soli- fold." •
refugees in other Arab coun-
Redelheim recommended to Marks reported.
.
Redelheim Re-Elected President;
Four Detroiters in Administration
of America which concluded
four days' sessions at the Wil-
lard Hotel on Sunday. .
Abraham A. Redelheim, of
New York, was re-elected presi-
dent of the ZOA. Detroiters
elected as members of the new
national ZOA administration in-
cluded: Leon Kay, national vice-
president; Judge Ira G. Kauf-
man, Leonard Radner and
Philip Slomovitz, members of
the national executive com-
mittee.
(Other Detroit delegates at
the convention were Dr. Bern-
ard Weston and Louig Panush.
Mr. and Mrs. Osias Zwerdling
-
represented Ann Arbor).
An improved climate for pri- tries.
dified your determination, they hold the 1961 convention of the
vate investment in Israel was
did not destroy it. This is so ZOA in Jerusalem.
of the
•
2) Unrestricted use
because you had a solid core
He asserted that "aliyah, set- noted by Harold L. Seligman, Suez Canal.
of values to guide yourselves tlement in Israel, is an integral vice-president of the Palestine
3) An end to Arab blacklist-
through the ages."
ing of American •&ins because
part of the Zionist group" and Economic Corporation.
An income of approximately of the religion of their officers.
Redelheim, in his presidential stressed that " it is incumbent
report, reaffirmed the mission upon us not only to encourage $2,700,000 by the Jewish Na-
A new and basic change in
of Zionism as a movement aliyah but to facilitate the can- tional Fund of America, land the economic policy of Israel
aimed at Jewish cultural sur- didates' settlement in Israel." redemption agency of the Zion- to encourage a large influx of
vival and renaissance of
To this end Redelheim an- ist movement, during the fiscal private Jewish capital as the
Judaism in the diaspore. He nounced that in conjunction year that will end this month only way to solve her future •
rebuked those who abandoned with the Jewish Agency for was reported by Mendel N. economic problems was urged
the movement on the assump- Israel, the ZOA will open an Fisher, its executive director. by Leon Dultzin of Israel, a
tion that with the establishment aliyah department to furnish This is an increase of more than member of the Jewish Agency
of the state of Israel Zionism's detailed information on all $100,000 over the previous year Executive and director of the
mission has been completed.
questions relating to settlement and marks an upward curve economic department of the
for the seventh consecutive World Zionist Organization.
He asserted that "on the con- in Israel.
trary, since the state of Israel
The ZOA president also an- year. In the 11-year period since
The substantial assistance
the establishment of Israel, $27,-
has been established there is
The convention appealed to now the added task of the nounced the impending estab- 000,000 has been raised by the that Israel Bonds have given
in helping Israel to "emerge
the U. S. Government to "help Zionist movement to strengthen lishment of an Economic De-
from the depths of austerity
end the illegal boycotts and the bridge which binds world
to the threshold of prosperity
blockade that are carried on Jewry with Israel Jewry . . •
as the country has gone from
by Arab states 'against Israel The role of Zionism as a force
shortages to surpluses". was
and firms friendly to Israel." for Jewish cultural survival and
cited by Dr. Joseph--- -J.
The delegates voted unani- a catalytic agent • for creative
Schwartz, of New York, vice-
an
example
of
the
basic
demo-
mously to encourage private Jewish living had been foreseen
For-
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
president, State of Israel
cratic
principle
of
all
the
enterprise in Israel.
by Theodor Herzl, founder of mer Governor Theodore Mc-
Another resolution called for modern Zionis m, when he Keldin of Maryland on Sunday peoples of the Middle East to Bonds, who announced to the
convention that the $400,000,-
increased activities in behalf prophetically foretold that 'the urged the Arab peoples "to fol- see."
000 mark in cash sales in this
Describing the location of
Zionist idea will live on long low Israel's example of improv-
of the Israel Bond drive.
fund-raising program begun
The convention was dedicated after the Jewish state will have ing their desert lands rather the Freedom Forest, Dr. Le-
in May, 1951, will be reached
vine
said:
"On
4,000
acres
of
to the 100th anniversary of the been established'."
than indulge in war-like
today, when the Israel Bond
rugged mountain terrain near
birth of Theodor Herzl, founder
Dwelling on the current poli- speeches or grandiose • plans." Israel's capital, Jerusalem, the
Conference takes place in Chi-
of the modern political Zionist tical situation, with special He pointed to Freedom Forest,
cago.
movement. In a message to the reference to the forthcoming which is soon to go up on a Jewish National Fund will
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, world
convention, President Eisen- visit of Soviet Premier Nikita rocky ledge facing Jerusalem, plant a mighty forest of 2,
hower adhered to the theme Khrushchev, Redelheim warned as "a constant reminder that 000,000 trees dedicated to the Zionist leader, assailed Egypt's
closing of the Suez Canal to
and stated:
against the repetition of what there are other 13,a t h s than everlasting friendship that Israeli ships and Israeli corn,-
"This year, I understand, he termed "the sorry spectacle
binds the two freedom-loving
those of hatred and war."
you are celebrating the one to which the American public
The former . governor made nations—the United States of merce.
hundredth anniversary of the was treated during the visit to
Dr. Neumann, a member of
this
statement in an address he America and the State of
Founder of your movement, this country of Deputy Premier
Israel.
The
site
chosen
for
the
Jewish Agency Executive
delivered at the breakfast ses-
Theodor Herzl. In his mem- Mikoyan when Jewish organiza-
and
President of the World
the
Freedom
Forest
is
of
spe-
ory, I would like to express tions publicly competed in their sion of the Jewish National cial significance. It is the site Confederation of General Zion-
Fund
held
as
a
part
of
the
62nd
again my hopes for a just quest to seek an audience with
of the historic Jewish strong- ists, demanded that interna-
and productive peace in the Mr. Mikoyan." He said that annual convention of the Zion- hold of 'Bethar, where Bar tional action, including sanc-
Middle East. As Americans "such a manifestation of Jewish ist Organization of America at Kochba and his soldiers of tions, be applied against Egypt
we can make our greatest con- organizations vying to 'get into the Willard Hotel here. Sharing ancient Israel fought their for violating her international
tribution toward the attain- the act" is both tragic and can the platform with Governor last battles for freeiLm commitments in closing the Suez
ment of this goal by encourag- be most disastrous, particularly McKeldin were Dr. Harris J. against the awesome legions Canal to Israel. He warned that
in_g an atmosphere of mutual when the very future of mil- Levine, president of JNF, who of Rome nearly 2,000 years "if Nasser's piracy is allowed
understanding and good will lions of our brethren in Soviet presided; Abraham Redelheim, ago. To further highlight the to go unchecked, he will be
president of the, Zionist Organ-
among the people of that Russia is involved."
further emboldened and employ
ization of Americ a, who ex- connection between the two the same weapons against other
area. Only in such a climate
freedom-loving countries, the
The
ZOA
president
proposed
tended
greetin6
on
behalf
of
can mankind's dream for
new Freedom Forest in Israel and larger nations with which
progress and security be that steps be initiated immedi- the organization; Mendel N. will be divided into f i f y he may be at odds on other
ately by the Presidents' Con- Fisher, JNF executive director,
realized."
woodlands, one in honor of issues, quite unrelated to his
Vice President Richard Nixon, ference for the re-creation of Judge Bernard A. Rosenblatt, each of the fifty states of the `war' against Israel."
in a telegram addressed to the the. American Jewish Con- president of the Foundation for U.S.A. — and an additknal
The two major ZOA projects -
a "the ference (which was dissolved the Jewish National Fund, and
delegates, - declared thatt
in Israel—Kfar Silver and the
woodland
for
the
District
of
in
1951
and
which
represented
Hanan Yarden, director of the.
natural friendship that the
ZOA House—were renewed by
Columbia.
American people hold for the all segments of American Foundation.
The ZOA convention voted to Leon Ilupvich, the organiza-
Jewry)
and
its
reconvening
at
"The
Freedom
F
o
r
e
s
t,
an-
orms
a
s
people of Israel fsecure the earliest possible moment.
tion's assistant executive direc-
other miracle, will have an addi- plant 300,000 trees in two years tOr, ,,WIto. called for an extension
foundation for the warm rela-
in
the
Freedom
Forest
in
Israel
He
.
maintained
that
"the
re-
tions between our two countries.
tional meaning. Sponsored as it
of the ZOA House programs to
All of us have observed with establishment of such a demo- will be by the entire American and 20-odd ZOA regions the American scene through a
cratically
functioning
organiza-
pledged
to
plant
a
grove
each
great satisfaction the outstand-
community as a living link
wide range of cultural inter-
ing progress which Israel has tion would serve notice to the binding the two democracies, to constitute t h e Redelheim change between the United
American
public
and
to
the
Forest
in
honor
of
the
re-
Made over the last year."
and Israel,
States and Israel.
American. the United States
ZOA present.
The opening session . of the world at large that one
Freedom Forest will stand as elected
voice
on
Jewry
speaks
with
rd
ented in
Into Action to Plant
Freedom Forest of 2,000,000 Trees
JNF
.
-